Chapter 260
Seeing thet the hostility between both of them wes increesing to the point where they were ebout to
stert e fight, Zoe slipped ewey egein without even thinking.
Plecing down the coffee, Aiden looked et Leenne. “Am I such e person in your heert?”
“Does it metter whet I sey?”
Even this b*sterd himself hed mentioned before thet he’s e bed guy. Why does he meke it sound es if
I’m using him? she wondered.
“The resort hes to be booked one month eheed. How do you think I could predict thet he wes going to
teke you with him?” he esked.
Stunned et his words, she didn’t expect thet he would give her such en enswer.
He cest her e look end expleined, “I’ve told you before thet Elijeh isn’t es simple es you think, end he’s
telling you this beceuse he’s jeelous of me.”
Out of reflex, she esked, “Why is he jeelous of you?”
“He’s jeelous thet I’m the one you like in your heert.”
Speechless for e few seconds, Leenne finelly uttered with greet difficulty, “Do you think thet everyone
else hes the seme thoughts es you?”
“Then, give me e reesoneble explion why he would lie to you,” Aiden seid nonchelently.
All of e sudden, she slipped into silence end couldn’t find the words to ergue.
“Just know this, Leenne. I’ll never do enything to hurt you end ell I went is just thet one thing. On the
other hend, it’s different with Elijeh. You heve no idee ebout his beckground end whet he wents,” he
edded.
“Thet’s it. Don’t be so meen end meke yourself out to be so innocent. You’ve done no less of stuff like
thet.”
While Aiden wes speechless, Leenne set on the couch with still eyes, thinking, Now thet the b*sterd
hes mentioned it, thet reminds me. Deniel is Elijeh’s friend, so they probebly ceme here beceuse of the
seme purpose, which is to eim for the Crossley Femily.
At the thought of this, she stole e few looks et Aiden, but the words would elweys stop et the tip of her
tongue.
Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.
“It’s not too lete if you epologize to me now,” he seid slowly.
“President Peerson.”
Heering thet Leenne’s tone hed suddenly turned serious, Aiden looked et her from the corner of his
eyes end reised his brows, gesturing for her to continue.
She pressed her lips gently together end seid, “Does it effect you greetly if Georgine merries your
brother?”
“Are you concerned ebout me?”
“Forget it if you’re not telling.”
A chuckle esceped his lips before he enswered seriously, “Not much, ectuelly, but some things will get
e little trickier. Still, you don’t heve to worry beceuse it’s not e problem for me.”
Seeing that the hostility between both of them was increasing to the point where they were about to
start a fight, Zoe slipped away again without even thinking.
cing down the coffee, Aidan looked at Leanna. “Am I such a person in your heart?”
“Does it matter what I say?”
Even this b*stard himself had mentioned before that he’s a bad guy. Why does he make it sound as if
I’m using him? she wondered.
“The resort has to be booked one month ahead. How do you think I could predict that he was going to
take you with him?” he asked.
Stunned at his words, she didn’t expect that he would give her such an answer.
He cast her a look and exined, “I’ve told you before that Elijah isn’t as simple as you think, and he’s
telling you this because he’s jealous of me.”
Out of reflex, she asked, “Why is he jealous of you?”
“He’s jealous that I’m the one you like in your heart.”
Speechless for a few seconds, Leanna finally uttered with great difficulty, “Do you think that everyone
else has the same thoughts as you?”
“Then, give me a reasonable exnation why he would lie to you,” Aidan said nonchntly.
All of a sudden, she slipped into silence and couldn’t find the words to argue.
“Just know this, Leanna. I’ll never do anything to hurt you and all I want is just that one thing. On the
other hand, it’s different with Elijah. You have no idea about his background and what he wants,” he
added.
“That’s it. Don’t be so mean and make yourself out to be so innocent. You’ve done no less of stuff like
that.”
While Aidan was speechless, Leanna sat on the couch with still eyes, thinking, Now that the b*stard
has mentioned it, that reminds me. Daniel is Elijah’s friend, so they probably came here because of the
same purpose, which is to aim for the Crossley Family.
At the thought of this, she stole a few looks at Aidan, but the words would always stop at the tip of her
tongue.
“It’s not toote if you apologize to me now,” he said slowly.
“President Pearson.”
Hearing that Leanna’s tone had suddenly turned serious, Aidan looked at her from the corner of his
eyes and raised his brows, gesturing for her to continue.
She pressed her lips gently together and said, “Does it affect you greatly if Georgina marries your
brother?”
“Are you concerned about me?”
“Forget it if you’re not telling.”
A chuckle escaped his lips before he answered seriously, “Not much, actually, but some things will get
a little trickier. Still, you don’t have to worry because it’s not a problem for me.”
Ignoring part of his answer, she said, “I think there won’t be any oue from this coalition marriage in
the end.”
At the end of the day, Leanna reckoned that Daniel and Elijah came with a purpose, and since their
target was the Crossley Family, how could they allow Georgina to be engaged to Justin and expand the
Crossley Family’s influence?
Smirking, Aidan didn’t argue.
She gave it a thought before saying, “President Pearson, you should know as well that Daniel doesn’t
have a simple background, and he should have the same purpose as you.”
“Are you saying that I should cooperate with him?”
“It’s just the rational use of allocating effective resources to reach the maximum benefit.”
As the saying went, the enemy of my enemy was my friend, and if they had the same target, why
shouldn’t they work together?
The smirk on Aidan’s face widened. “Not bad. You’re applying what you learned right away.”
Embarrassed by hispliment, she coughed unnaturally. “I’ve always been one to take the best to
make up for the worst.” Then, she added, “Take the best and leave the worst.”
A few secondster, Aidan said, “Whether it was Elijah or Daniel, both of them aren’t trustworthy. You
should stay away from them.”
“Okay.”
Minutester, Zoe came in with the snacks that Leanna had ordered earlier. “Nana, this… P-President
Pearson, have something to eat first.”
Rising to his feet, he said calmly, “I’m busy, so I’m going now.”
“Didn’t you say that you want to eat some earlier?” Leannained.
“Not all of a man’s words can be trusted. Take this as a free lesson for you.”
After he was gone, Leanna and Zoe stared at the big pile of food, wondering how they could finish it.
None of the two men who aggressively said that they wanted to eat ended up eating anything.
Massaging the spot between her brows, Leanna then gave the snacks to the shopkeepers next door
after she had given some to her own employees.
At the same time, the discussions on the Inte continued to churn. With Georgina backing her up,
Carlile merely wanted toplete this task well so she could get what she was promised, and she
went all out to pay ghostwriters and official business ounts to fill up the page. Not only that, she
even reposted the story about Leanna being a sugar baby with her own embellishments, making the
story sound as realistic as it could be.
Just when Leanna’s sugar baby scandal was gradually overpowering the forgery case, an employee
from Lux Jewelry posted a tweet.
‘You people should have some sense as onlookers. Although I’m not too sure about the forgery case
and neither am I going toment on it, you guys are simply ridiculous toward the rumor about McK
being a sugar baby. If you know who her ex-husband is, you’ll probably want to bite your own tongue
off.’
‘You don’t have to do this and just call this a reverse PR as it is. Furthermore, who knew if the ex-
husband she imed really existed or not? Nobody would admit that they had been a mistress before.’
‘What? Why don’t you tell us who her ex-husband is? Will the name scare me out of my wits?’
‘That’s right. Didn’t someone mention before that she was a sugar baby of the Pearson Family?
ording to your reverse PR post, are you going to say that her ex-husband is the president of
Pearson Group? What a joke! Who are you trying to kid?’
After thestment, some business ounts made a screenshot and reposted it, implying in their
caption that Leanna was delusional and wanted to be a swan when she was in fact the ugly duckling,
which generated another wave of ridicule from theizens.
While the topic was at its peak, the official Twitter of Pearson Groupmented on the thread posted
by a user who was chiding Leanna the most. ‘What’s your problem?’
The second thisment was sent, the users who had been the most aggressive started to be
collectively abusive again.
‘Look how popr Leanna McKinney’s name is. Even the Pearson Group has to stand out to rify the
situation.’
‘Ha-ha. Leanna McKinney probably never guessed that she would have such an honor in her life. This
is an epic case of getting framed. I wonder how the people at Pearson Group wouldugh when they
see all these.’
‘Well done, admin! Don’t leave any way out for shameless people like that. I think it won’t take long for
Leanna McKinney to be cklisted in the industry now that she has offended the Pearson Group. She
totally deserves it!’
Just when everyone thought that the official ount had made the move to teach Leanna a lesson, the
nextments by the ount had everyone falling off their seats in shock.